SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: February 17, 2009
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-25283 | 33-0717312 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |
Commission file number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California | 92707 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(714) 427-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On February 12, 2009, Leon Panetta was confirmed by the United States Senate as the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and as a result he concurrently resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (“Corinthian”). Mr. Panetta had previously submitted a letter of resignation to Jack Massimino, Corinthian’s Chairman of the Board, conditioned upon Mr. Panetta’s confirmation by the Senate.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC. | ||||
| February 17, 2009 | /s/ Stan A. Mortensen | |||
| Stan A. Mortensen | ||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||